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_ 476 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 329. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Y. Out of this appropriation, $300,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the Department of Social Services to expand the existing program to find relative and fictive kin for youth in foster care. Any unexpended balance in this paragraph at the close of business on June 30, 2026, shall not revert back to the general fund but shall be carried forward and reappropriated for this purpose. 330. Financial Assistance for Supplemental Assistance Services (49100) $251,757,450 $263,374,823 $251,757,450 $260,874,823 General Relief (49101) $500,000 $500,000 Resettlement Assistance (49102) $55,522,000 $55,522,000 Emergency and Energy Assistance (49103) $73,735,450 $85,352,823 $73,735,450 $85,352,823 Percentage of Income Payment Program (49105) $122,000,000 $122,000,000 $119,500,000 Fund Sources: General $500,000 $500,000 Dedicated Special Revenue $122,000,000 $122,000,000 $119,500,000 Federal Trust $129,257,450 $140,874,823 $129,257,450 $140,874,823 Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 54; Title 56, Chapter 23; Title 63.2, Code of Virginia; Title VI, Subtitle B, P.L. 97-35, as amended; P.L. 104-193, as amended, Federal Code. A. Out of this appropriation, $122,000,000$119,500,000 the first year and $122,000,000$119,500,000 the second year from nongeneral funds shall be used to fund the Percentage of Income Payment Program (PIPP). This program shall distribute payments to Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company on behalf of their qualifying low-income customers participating in PIPP. In addition to PIPP payments, this appropriation includes the full amount of administrative expenditures for Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company, as approved by the State Corporation Commission. The maximum cost of the program shall not exceed $125.0 million annually, including a maximum of $5.5 million for program administration for state agencies and local departments of social services. B. Out of this appropriation, $55,522,000 the first year and $55,522,000 the second year from nongeneral funds shall be used for the refugee assistance program. The department shall report annually on the number of refugees served and types of services provided, along with how much funding was provided for each type of service. The report shall be submitted to the Governor, Chairs of House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations, and Director, Department of Planning and Budget by December 1 each year. C. The State Board of Social Services (the Board) is authorized to promulgate regulations to allow applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program to be submitted over an application period that provides adequate time for individuals to apply and is extended beyond the current application period in effect as of July 1, 2024, provided adequate funding is available to extend such application period. The Board's initial adoption of regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act, except that the Board shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the regulations prior to adoption. 331. Financial Assistance to Community Human Services Organizations (49200) $68,565,691 $72,865,691 $70,163,045 $74,588,045 Community Action Agencies (49201) $23,213,048 $24,338,048 $25,338,048 Volunteer Services (49202) $3,866,340 $3,866,340 Other Payments to Human Services Organizations (49203) $41,486,303 $45,786,303 $41,958,657 $45,383,657 Fund Sources: General $8,339,402 $12,639,402 $17,186,756 $18,036,756 Federal Trust $60,226,289 $52,976,289 $56,551,289